Definitions for hong
hong

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hongnoun

   A foreign trading company in China (,u6D0B)

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hongnoun

   a mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage

2. Hong

   to hang

3. Etymology: [Chinese hang, Canton dialect hong, a mercantile house, factory.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hong

   hong, n. a Chinese warehouse: a foreign mercantile establishment in China. [Chin.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hong

   Mercantile houses in China, with convenient warehouses adjoining. Also, a society of the principal merchants of the place.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HONG

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hong is ranked #1106 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hong surname appeared 31,670 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 11 would have the surname Hong.
   
   88.1% or 27,908 total occurrences were Asian.
   7.2% or 2,290 total occurrences were White.
   2.3% or 738 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 364 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.9% or 307 total occurrences were Black.
   0.1% or 60 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hong' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3397

How to pronounce hong?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hong in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hong in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hong in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of hong in a Sentence

1. Dominic Lee:

   Hong Kong is a very convenient place and our government has been very generous to people who seek asylum, this provides a huge incentive for these fake refugees to come to Hong Kong and take advantage.

2. Simon Tse:

   I haven't joined a protest on the street since the Oct. 1 march which became quite violent, but today I am joining because we are calling for international support, urging help from 15 countries. This is the last chance for Hong Kong people.

3. Morgan Ortagus:

   We think that there needs to be a dialogue between the government of Hong Kong and Hong Kong citizens, were certainly calling for a peaceful resolution and for peaceful protests.

4. Caroline Roberts:

   I want to promote mahjong as an important part of the Chinese culture, most expats may not have time to become fluent in Cantonese, but perhaps they can learn how to play mahjong while they are living in Hong Kong.

5. Alex Chow:

   How long can we maintain Hong Kong's judicial independence? we've already seen judges make decisions that have been highly contentious. Beijing might be able to put pressure on Hong Kong to charge us (the protest leaders) with more serious offences to shut us up.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hong
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hong
3. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hong
4. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=hong
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html